Michigan and Michigan State are both off this week, but that won’t stop MLive’s college football writers from picking the rest of the Big Ten games.

That’s what they’ve done all season, against the spread . Here are the standings through 10 weeks:

Jacob Richman: 52-40

Aaron McMann: 50-42

Andrew Kahn: 42-50

Matt Wenzel: 40-52

Ryan Zuke: 39-47

This week’s games, all of which are on Saturday unless otherwise noted, are below. Kickoff times are Eastern and odds are courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook .

Northwestern at USC

When: Friday, 9 p.m.

TV: FOX | Fubo (free trial) | DirecTV Stream | Sling TV

Line: USC -14.5

Both teams played Nebraska most recently, with USC winning in Lincoln 21-17 Saturday and Northwestern losing there 28-21 the week before.

MLive staff picks:

North

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